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Héctor Aníbal

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Héctor Aníbal
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Héctor Aníbal Estrella (born February 26, 1975) is a Dominican actor, singer, and photographer. He has received multiple awards, including Best Supporting Actor for his role in Codigo Paz, in the 2015 Dominican Movie Awards La Silla and Best Actor for his role in The Watchman in the 2018 Soberano Awards.

Héctor first gained recognition as a singer in one of the most successful Dominican bands in the early 90's. He produced and hosted the tv show Mango en Directo and was the executive producer of the daily morning show Buenos Días Dominicana.

His first acting appearances were in the miniseries Una Reina en Las Américas (1997), Mambé (1998), and Mujeres Asesinas (2012). He became one of the most sought out actors for musical theater, starring in Grease (1999), Les Miserables (2008), Cats (2009) Chicago (2010), RENT (2011), In the Heights (2014).

Regarding his film career, he has participated in more than 30 films receiving accolades for his performance in Código Paz (2014), Sugar Fields (2016), Reinbou (2017), The Watchman (2017), and De lo mío (2019). With the Dominican Republic being a blooming film location for Hollywood movies, he's being cast in some of the mayor productions filmed on the island such as XXX The Return of Xander Cage starring Vin Diesel, Shotgun Wedding starring Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel and Lost City of D starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum.
BornFebruary 26, 1975
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Radcliffe, Oscar Nuñez, Channing Tatum, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Lost City (2022)
    The Lost City
    6.1
    • Rafi
    • 2022
    Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Nina Dobrev, and Ruby Rose in xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
    xXx: Return of Xander Cage
    5.2
    • SWAT Captain(as Hector Anibal)
    • 2017
    Héctor Aníbal in The Watchman (2017)
    The Watchman
    6.5
    • Juan
    • 2017
    Héctor Aníbal and Essined Aponte in Erase una vez en el Caribe (2023)
    Erase una vez en el Caribe
    7.7
    • Juan Encarnación
    • 2023

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    Actor



    • @amor
      • Raúl
      • Completed
    • Víctor
      • Sixto Camacho
      • Completed
    • Restaveks
      • Forensic Doctor
      • Post-production
    • Sana y Salva
      • Tato
      • Post-production
    • A Few Days in the Sun
      • Kiko
      • Post-production
    • La corta vida de las flores
      • Rommel
      • Post-production



    • Constanza
      • 2025
    • MILVIO (2025)
      MILVIO
      • Coronel Lora Fernández (voice)
      • 2025
    • Roger Zayas: Consuelo (2024)
      Roger Zayas: Consuelo
      Music Video
      • Truck Driver
      • 2024
    • Samana Sunrise (2024)
      Samana Sunrise
      5.0
      • Hans
      • 2024
    • Olivia & the Clouds (2024)
      Olivia & the Clouds
      7.3
      • Ramón (voice)
      • 2024
    • La Cigüeña (2024)
      La Cigüeña
      6.2
      • Daniel
      • 2024
    • Captain Avispa (2024)
      Captain Avispa
      5.7
      • Mínimo Waxon (voice)
      • 2024
    • Nashla Bogaert and Héctor Aníbal in The Little Things (2024)
      The Little Things
      7.8
      • Mateo Guzmán
      • 2024
    • Carlos Rodríguez, Jackson Rathbone, and Nashla Bogaert in Books & Drinks (2024)
      Books & Drinks
      5.1
      • Alex Arias
      • 2024
    • Safari (2024)
      Safari
      • 2024
    • Augusto Feria and Luis José Germán in Freddy (2023)
      Freddy
      8.6
      • Oficial Revolución 1965
      • 2023
    • Héctor Aníbal and Essined Aponte in Erase una vez en el Caribe (2023)
      Erase una vez en el Caribe
      7.7
      • Juan Encarnación
      • 2023
    • La ternura (2023)
      La ternura
      5.4
      • El Pescador (as Héctor Aníbal Estrella)
      • 2023
    • Georgina Duluc, Nashla Bogaert, Yasser Michelén, Dahiana Castro, Héctor Aníbal, and Pepe Sierra in El Método (2023)
      El Método
      7.0
      • Juanma
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel in Shotgun Wedding (2022)
      Shotgun Wedding
      5.5
      • Bone-Face (as Hector Anibal)
      • 2022

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    • DOMINICAN DANDY
      • co-director
      • Post-production

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    • Buenos Días Dominicana
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1998–2003

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      • Hector Anibal
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • February 26, 1975
      • San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic

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      • Male

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